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THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE Manpower Chronology For o n e w h o has w a t c h e d activities directed t o w a r d the d e v e l o p m e n t of a sound policy tor utilization of scientific and technical personnel d u r i n g periods of emcrHfiicv, the months of September and October h a v e been particularly significant. Work has been going on at an accelerated rate. Developments have been reported in C&EX as they have occurred. T h e record is so impressive that w e believe it worth while to bring all these dates together. Sept. 3. T h e Board of Directors passed .i resolution requesting the President to "designate and e m p o w e r some one agene\ nl tlie Government to work out and administer" a program for the proper training and use of scientific rjersonncl in time of national emergency. It also promised that .i meeting of representatives of scientific organizations would b e convened to form a committee to cooperate with the Government in this m a t t e r . Sept. 4. T h e Council endorsed t h e Hoard resolution. Sept. 5. T h e action by t h e Board and the Council was t e l e g r a p h e d to President Truman. Sept. 7. T h e Director. Manpower Office.
National Security Resources Board, Executive Office of t h e President, asked the ACS a n d three other organizations to develop details of a plan outlined in broad terms u n d e r which technical m a n p o w e r would b e used effectively in assignments requiring such training. Sept. 12 a n d 26. Oct. 14 and 15. T h e ACS C o m m i t t e e on Liaison with the D e p a r t m e n t of Defense met in Washington a n d worked out a plan to comply with the foregoing request from NSRB. Sept. 19. T h e Director, M a n p o w e r Office, NSRB, acknowledged the telegram to the President. His reaction was favorable a n d encouraging. T h e letter is printed in C&EN, Oct. 9, p. 3522. Sept. 27. T h e National Research Council, another recipient of the NSRB letter of Sept. 7, held a meeting to discharge its responsibilities. T h e ACS was represented. Sept. 29. T h e American Institute of Physics, another participant, convened a c o m m i t t e e for the same purpose. T h e ACS w a s represented. Oct. 12. T h e Engineers Joint Council, t h e fourth organization invited to develop plans, met to discharge its responsibilities. T h e ACS was represented.
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Oct. 27. The report of the ACS C o m mittee on Liaison with the D e p a r t m e n t of Defense was presented to the Executive C o m m i t t e e of the Board of Directors. Nov. 3. A revised report from the committee to clarify certain points w a s sent to the E x e c u t i v e Committee of the Board. Nov. 7. T h e Chairman of t h e Board of Directors t r a n s m i t t e d the ACS report and r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to NSRB. Nov. 1 3 . Representatives of A C S , A I P , E J C , a n d N R C m e t to coordinate their respective plans in one which all w o u l d support. Sept. 20. T h e resolution passed by t h e Board of Directors and the Council on Sept. 3 a n d 4 was sent to 3 3 societies. T h e y w e r e informed that t h e joint meeting of scientific a n d engineering organizations called for in that resolution would b e convened after development of plans to imp l e m e n t t h e Sept. 7 request from N S R B . This p o s t p o n e m e n t would permit the presentation of a program for discussion. It was felt that this could be more constructive than an i m m e d i a t e discussion limited to general desires a n d principles. D u r i n g this period, two other groups m a d e constructive additions to publict h i n k i n g in this area. Oct. 5. T h e chairmen of the six Scientific Advisory Committees to t h e Selective Service System transmitted to G e n . I l e r shey ;? report on training and utilization of scientific a n d specialized personnel. Oct. 13. T h e I n t e r d e p a r t m e n t a l C o m mittee on Scientific Research a n d D e v e l o p ment a p p r o v e d a "report a n d r e c o m m e n d a tions in relation to the Selective Service Act of 1948 a n d National Service." A closely related matter also c a m e up in these two m o n t h s . Sept. 18. T h e Manpower Office of N S R B r e q u e s t e d the ACS to cooperate in a study of t h e supply of chemists a n d c h e m i cal engineers a n d of their qualifications. Sept. 2 1 . T h e local sections w e r e asked to aid in this undertaking b y securing lists of all n o n m e m b e r chemists and chemical engineers w i t h i n their territories. Oct. 2 5 . Additional information a n d comments w e r e sent to local sections to aid t h e m in the undertaking. T h e s e w e r e b a s e d upon methods of operation a n d problems reported b y the groups carrying out t h e work. Oct. 4. T h e li:,ts requested began to arrive a n d h a v e continued at a steady rate. Information has b e e n presented t o t h e m e m b e r s in C & E N : Sept. 18, p. 3 3 5 0 ; Oct. 9, p p . 3 4 8 0 , 3 5 2 2 ; Oct. 16, p p . 3 5 7 3 , 3 5 8 5 ; O c t . 2 3 , pp. 3668, 3709. It is evident from the work of t h e four societies w h i c h NSRB asked t o d e v e l o p plans a n d from letters a n d callers at ACS h e a d q u a r t e r s , of which t h e r e h a v e been m a n y , t h a t there is a real desire o n t h e part of scientific a n d technical organizations to work together and present a united front in this important matter.
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